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Ask A Question About Islam And Muslims

16 Questions

Is divorce valid in the future according to Imami Shia such as if a husband informs his wife that she is divorced when she is pure or within the next three months?
Sayyed Mohammad Al-Musawi

No. Such divorce is invalid and has no value at all.

Divorce has strict conditions including two pious men to witness the declaration of the divorce. No divorce can be for a future date at all.

Wassalam.
Is the practice of palmistry considered permissible in Islam, given that it involves reading palms to predict the future or understand personal characteristics?
Zaid Alsalami

Bismihi ta'ala

Reading a person's palm (palmistry), or coffee reading reading, etc, is something to avoid, even for the sake of entertainment. As for receiving a reading, this kind of fortune-telling has no value, and therefore should not be believed in at all. It is also impermissible to have absolute belief in it, and to act upon what was said as well.

And Allah knows best
Do I have to disclose my exact income to my future wife prior to getting married according to Islamic teachings?
Sayyed Muhammad Husaini Ragheb

You have no obligation according to Fiqh standards. The matter of honesty and friendliness and... with your spouse is something else. You have to manage it according to her types of manners and how demanding she would be in future.
Is it permissible in Islam to watch weekly horoscope videos on YouTube if the individual in the video is a Shia Muslim who speaks positively about the Ahlulbayt?
Amina Inloes

Strictly speaking, astrology in the premodern era was often considered a natural science, not a theology. Therefore, the religious orientation of an astrologer is irrelevant to whether or not one decides to listen to them (just like the religious orientation of a doctor is irrelevant to their capability as a physician).

Hadith and scholarly views about astrology among Shi'a have varied significantly historically.